Ruddy Gore
A Phryne Fisher Mystery, Book 7
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Ruddy Gore
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Narrated by:
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Stephanie Daniel
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By:
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Kerry Greenwood
About this listen
The glorious Phryne Fisher returns to the spotlight in her seventh adventure. Fisher is an independent, unconventional PI with competence, unflappability and flamboyance in equal measures.
Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, she meets some thugs in a dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress. Phryne then finds that she has rescued a gorgeous Chinese, Lin Chung, and his grandmother, and is briefly mistaken for a deity. Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theater. But it's an unexpected evening as her night is again interrupted by a most bizarre death onstage.
What links can Phryne possibly find between the ridiculously entertaining plot of Ruddigore, the city's Chinese community, and the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre? Drawn backstage and onstage, Phryne must solve an old murder and find a new murderer, and, of course, banish the theater's ghost, who seems likely to kill again.
©2006 Kerry Greenwood; 2006 Bolinda Publishing Pty LtdCritic Reviews
What listeners say about Ruddy Gore
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Rodney Wetherell
- 06-08-2017
Superb reading of melodramatic story
What made the experience of listening to Ruddy Gore the most enjoyable?
Stephanie Daniel's reading, involving a characterization of people from various parts of the UK and Australia, and also singing parts of songs, mainly by Gilbert and Sullivan. I enjoyed the story too - but see below.
If you’ve listened to books by Kerry Greenwood before, how does this one compare?
Despite the odd corners into which Kerry Greenwood takes us in this novel - spooks, G&S, Chinese superstitions, backstage at the theatre - it is not her finest hour, i don't think. I feel she loses the narrative thread a few times, and has to claw it back with some wild improbabilities.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The one in which Phryrne and Lin Jong (?) find the glass figure designed to fool people into believing a ghost is abroad.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Ghost and Giggles
Any additional comments?
Listening to Ruddy Gore was great fun, especially for a G&S fan like me.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Melissa
- 20-03-2019
Love it but NOT the singing
I love this book, and in fact, the narrators reading of it.... but the singing- and there is a lot of it.... I simply can't stand it. I get that not everyone can sing- I know I certainly can't- but the amount of singing makes this book really hard to listen too. I've gotten to the point of either covering the speaker or skipping through the songs especially with a baby because the singing makes him cry
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Padraig
- 28-09-2018
Disappointing
This book starts well but the plot becomes increasingly implausible. I understand the link to the plot of Ruddy Gore but the family identities as revealed are too far from sensible. The sub plot of Phryne's developing relationship with Lin Chung is interesting but not enough to carry the rest.
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